- Luiz Adriano
Infobox Football biography
playername = Luiz Adriano
fullname = Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva
height = height|m=1.82
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|12
cityofbirth =Porto Alegre
countryofbirth =Brazil
currentclub = Shakhtar Donetsk
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears = 2004-2005
youthclubs = Internacional
years = 2006 2007-
clubs = Internacional Shakhtar Donetsk
caps(goals) = 10 (1) 10 (3)Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva or simply Luiz Adriano (born
April 12 ,1987 , inPorto Alegre ), is aBrazil ian striker who plays forFC Shakhtar Donetsk .The top moment of his career, however, did not come until late 2006, as Internacional decided the
FIFA Club World Cup 2006 againstSpain 'sFC Barcelona . Luiz Adriano came in as a late substitute and helped the squad as teammateAdriano Gabiru netted the winner in the 82nd minute. Luiz Adriano scored the defining goal for Inter in their 2-1 win overAl Ahly Cairo during the semifinals of the tournament.In
March 02 ,2007 , Luiz Adriano was transferred from Internacional to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, for a €3 million price. With Shakhtar he won the Ukrainian Premier League.
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